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Monday, February 23, 2026
TopicMaharashtra deadlock

Topic: Maharashtra deadlock

New IAS, IPS, IRS officers will ‘adopt’ & mentor a teen under Modi govt’s unique programme

A selection of the best news reports, analysis and opinions published by ThePrint this week.

In Maharashtra’s political stalemate, NCP chief Sharad Pawar is the sole winner

So deft have Sharad Pawar’s political moves been that BJP still hasn’t realised what has hit it – the opposition tag despite winning maximum seats.

On Camera

Nick Jonas wearing a mangalsutra is validation for many Indians. He’s our favourite jiju

Nick Jonas is not trying to modernise the mangalsutra, but his gesture shows that choices can be equal. If commitment must be flaunted, it need not be gendered.

In the West, there’s anxiety. In India, optimism—Rishi Sunak says India poised to be leader in AI

On Wednesday, the former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was speaking in New Delhi at a Carnegie & Observer Research Foundation event on AI.

Suspected brake failure leads to Tejas accident after landing, airframe likely to be written off

The IAF, so far, remains mum on this accident which has led to grounding of the fleet for safety checks.

No country is ever fully sovereign. Cold War era taught India its real meaning

India’s fraught neighbourhood places multiple constraints on its strategic choices. It leaves no time to take a deep breath, lean back and reset.